Geothermal Energy

Will Hawaii See More Geothermal Power?

AP | TREENA SHAPIRO | Posted 05.09.2012

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HONOLULU (AP) — Legislation before Hawaii's governor could expand geothermal energy production across the state. The pending measures...

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Community Power vs. the Kochs

Aaron Bartley | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy, Community Organizing, Koch Brothers, Solar Power, Exxon Mobil, Alternative Energy, Local Alternative Energy, Local Energy Projects, Green Energy, Local Government, Green News

While the oil and gas lobby dominates at the federal level, communities across the United States are making great strides in gaining control of energy production by advancing an impressive range of renewable projects.

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Some Renewable Energy Advocates Place High Hopes On A Volcano

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Newberry Volcano, Video, Geothermal Volcano, Geothermal Energy, Green Energy, Newberry Crater, Volcano Renewable Energy, Volcano Energy, Clean Economy, Green News

Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate ...

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Headlines You'll Never Read About Renewables...

Andrew Winston | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Information Administration, Marcellus Shale, Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy, Solar Power, Natural Gas, Energy, Green News

Our days of relying on fossil fuels are numbered. That's not a political or moral statement -- it's a scientific one.

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Is County 'Pitkin' A Fight With Oil And Gas?

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Thompson Divide, Gunnison, Aspen, Colorado Oil and Conservation Commission, White River National Forest, SG Interests, Geothermal Energy, Pitkin County, Denver News

Pitkin County Commissioners may seek tougher regulations again in an effort to prevent drilling in the Thompson Divide area, the Aspen Times reports. ...

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Fearing Nuclear Power, Japan Looks To Hot Springs For Energy

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.06.2011

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BBC News reports that on the heels of Japan's nuclear disaster, the country is looking into other sources of energy, including geothermal. Geothermal ...

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The New Thirty Years' War

Michael T. Klare | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Bp, Nuclear Power, Hydrogen, Thirty Years War, Oil, Natural Gas, Department of Energy, Coal, Solar Power, Wave Energy, Geothermal Energy, Green News

A 30-year war for energy preeminence? You wouldn't wish it even on a desperate planet. But that's where we're headed and there's no turning back.

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A New Way To Curb Global Warming

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Co2, Co2 Emissions, CO2-Plume Geothermal System, Geothermal, Kyoto Protocol, Martin Saar, Immy Randolph, Geothermal Energy, Institute on the Environment's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment, Good News, Geothermal Technology, Video, Green News

A promising new technology could provide a powerful weapon in the fight against global warming. From Gizmag: The technology focuses on tapping h...

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Will Disasters Finally Tip the Balance for Renewable Solutions? In the New Economy, the Time Is Now

Sebastian Copeland | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Clean Energy Jobs, Clean Energy, Geothermal Energy, Opec, Radioactive Waste, Green House Emissions, Green News

Wind, biofuel, biomass, hydro, wave power, geothermal and of course conservation: those solutions have been with us for some time. But our most precious renewable energies are commitment, foresight and imagination.

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Renewables Are More Than Ready

Karl Grossman | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy, Solar Energy, Nuclear-Japan, Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Green News

From solar to wind to wave-power to tidal-power to bio-fuels to small hydropower to co-generation and on and on, a renewable energy windfall is at hand.

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Green News Report: March 17, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Co2, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Regulation, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Electricity, Radioactivity, Fossil Fuels, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Japan Earthquake, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Toxic Waste, Japan, Wind Power, Fracking, Steven Chu, Food Politics, Mercury Pollution, John Kasich, Biofuels, Beer, Barack Obama, Pennsylvania, Water Pollution, Mercury, Angela Merkel, Natural Gas Drilling, Food, Geothermal Energy, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Crisis i...

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Does Drilling For Electricity Make Sense?

scientificamerican.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Renewable Resources, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Energy, Green Energy, Geothermal Electricity, Green News

Harnessing the earth's heat to generate electricity has long been an overlooked renewable resource, despite having produced power reliably in Italy si...

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Obama's "Clean Energy" Pump Fake

Tom Weis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Wind Power, Heat Wave, Oil Subsidies, Sputnik, Earth, Coal, State of the Union, White House, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Storms, Oil, Carbon Dioxide, Geothermal Energy, Nuclear Power, Solar Power, Natural Gas, Green News

Obama's State of the Union appeased the American public by calling for a modern day, green energy moon shot, then undercut any hope for real change by reassuring powerful, polluting corporations.

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Time to Move Like the Wind to Save Clean Energy

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Oil, House of Representatives, Senate, Renewable Energy Grants, Clean Tech, Opec, Big Oil, Climate Change, Jobs, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Geothermal Energy, Global Warming, Solar Power, Clean Energy Jobs, Green News

Democrats in the House spent the past two years fighting to forge a real, long-term plan for energy independence. Unfortunately, Republicans in the Senate killed every attempt to move forward. This is not acceptable.

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Swimming in What?

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Travel, Conde Nast, Iceland, Mauritania, The Blue Lagoon, Eyjafjallajokull, Spa, Restaurants, Iceland Volcano, Air Travel, Spas, Airports, Power Plants, Crayola Crayons, Tourism, Geothermal Energy, Travel News

Today I swam in the waste product of Iceland's power generating station while smearing silica grease on my face. I'd paid the equivalent of $50 for the privilege and it was an experience I'll never forget.

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What Matters This Week: Who Owns the Hot Rocks of Iceland?

David Ferris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress is out of session, so the Matter Network had to look elsewhere this week to find stories of environmental stewardship gone awry.

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Clean Energy Collective

Adele Israel | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Clean Energy Collective provides a way to decrease your carbon footprint, combat climate change and save money on electricity, all in one fell swoop.

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Renewable Energy Investment Is a Long-Term Win

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to a recently released report from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, nearly 50% of all energy generated in this country comes from the burning of coal.

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An Open Letter to President Obama: No More "Clean" Coal

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Carbon Capture and Storage, Clean Coal, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Clean Energy, Coal, Gillian Caldwell, Barack Obama, Ccs, Dirty Coal, Geothermal Power, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Solar Power, 1sky, Green News

Thursday, February 11, 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, Thank you ...

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German Geothermal Project Re-evaluated After Setting Off Earthquake

nytimes.com | NICHOLAS KULISH and JAMES GLANZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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Government officials here are reviewing the safety of a geothermal energy project that scientists say set off an earthquake in mid-August, shaking bui...

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What I Learned on Summer Vacation (About Geothermal Power)

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Geothermal Energy, Green Jobs, Green Energy, Hot Blonde Nordic Men, Iceland, Green Technology, Green News

I was in Iceland last week, and in addition to eating some delicious marinated whale steaks, I came across this house under construction in Reyjkavik with awesome geothermal coils.

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Nebraska Gets First All Geothermal Neighborhood

energycurrent.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lot sales are underway at The Bridges, a community near Lincoln that will be the first Nebraska subdivision to be completely heated and cooled by geot...

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Govt Sells $9 Million In Leases To Geothermal Developers

wsj.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday that a federal auction of land leases tied to geothermal power development has generated more than $9 milli...

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Geothermal Power Plant Could Cause Earthquakes

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thermal Energy, Earthquakes, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Environment, Green, Geothermal Energy, Shock Waves, Green Living, San Francisco, Green News

The massive new experiment to harness geothermal energy that's under way north of San Francisco could literally end up causing real-life earthquakes. ...

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Eco-Hip-Hop Show Teaches About Awesome Renewable Energy (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Beijing, Geothermal, Geothermal Energy, Green Energy, China, Video, Green News

Geothermal energy, which harnesses the natural heat under the earth's surface, has support from a lot of people: the US government, Google and even Ra...

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